Showing posts with the label Maritime Incidents

The Story of the USS Indianapolis | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - On the 30th of July, 1945, the American Navy cruiser the USS Indianapolis was hit by two torpedoes fired by a Japanese submari…

The Sinking of The Sultana | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - On the 27th of April, 1865, the Sultana – a wooden steamboat – was making its way north up the Mississippi River when, one afte…

The Eastland Disaster | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - On the 24th of July, 1915, the SS Eastland - a passenger steamer - capsized in the Chicago River. Conditions at the time were p…

The Scandinavian Star Disaster | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - On the 7th of April, 1990, the MS Scandinavian Star - a passenger and vehicle ferry - was on its way from Oslo in Norway to Fre…

The Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - At around 6:29pm on the 6th of March 1987 the MS Herald of Free Enterprise (an eight deck car and passenger ferry) capsized jus…

The Story of the Moby Prince | A Short Documentary

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Fascinating Horror - On the 10th of April, 1991, the Moby Prince - an Italian passenger ferry - collided with another ship, resulting in an oil fire…

The Halifax Explosion | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

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Fascinating Horror - On the 6th of December, 1917, two ships collided in the mouth of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada. The collision sparked …